repost from @thelegendsofmusic The Pretenders performing “Message of Love” Live on American Comedy Show “Fridays” Based on an account provided by drummer Martin Chambers, this song came to life through studio jams where the band worked through rough sketch presented by front woman Chrissie Hynde. According to an interview that was published, this is what Martin had to say about the song: “We never really got into the studio without any rehearsal and record[ed] a song, [but] we have done that once and that was ‘Message of Love’. ... [Hynde] likes to come to [the band] when she has [a song] finished in her mind ... but this time she hadn’t really finished it and so we just ... rehearsed it already set up in the studio and it was on tape in two hours, basically.” “Message of Love” was also the first song the band worked on in the Paris recording sessions following the release of “Pretenders”. Musically, the song is built around a two-chord, one-up one-down guitar riff, which was popular in punk rock. This musical template was unconventional with no chorus and just instrumental breaks after the verses alongside the big key change on the bridge after Hynde sings the “over and over and over” part. Upon release, the song hit the #5 position on the US Billboard Top Rock Tracks and the #11 position on the UK Singles Chart. #Music #RockNRoll #Pretenders #ChrissieHynde #JamesHoneymanScott #PeteFarndon #MartinChambers iiii]; )'